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Princess Anne, 70, was the first-ever member of the British Royal Family to compete in the Olympic Games when she rode for the UK’s equestrian team in the 1976 Games. A celebrated sportswoman, Anne formed tight friendships with other people in the field including Formula One icon Sir Jackie Stewart.

Jackie is at the forefront of a campaign to promote research into dementia, which his wife of 56 years, Lady Helen suffers from.

The racing legend persuaded the Princess Royal to feature in an episode of his Memories series which promotes the work done by his charity Race Against Dementia.

In the moving episode, Jackie and Anne exchange happy memories and a lot of laughter.

Anne, who is known for her dry sense of humour, at one point has both of them both in stitches.

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Recalling how they first met at a Daily Express awards ceremony decades ago Jackie says: “You had won the Daily Express Sportswoman of the Year and I had won the Daily Express driver of the year.”

Discussing the behaviour of a late press photographer, Anne said: “I knew his name because of the photographs he took of the Queen.”

Jackie added: “But sadly he’s no longer with us.”

Anne replied: “No. But Jackie this was a long time ago, it’s a minor miracle we’re still here.”

To which Jackie gives a wry smile and says: “Well we are, we’re still alive. I mean your sport was considerably more dangerous than mine in any case.”

Laughing, Princess Anne responds: “I think yours has got safer as a result of you, I’m not sure about mine.”

Also laughing, Jackie responds: “Yours is still dangerous, that’s the problem.”

Later in the recording, Anne recalls her time being taught to drive racing cars by Jackie at Silverstone.

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She also reminisces on how he was persuaded to ride one of her event horses at her home Gatcombe Park.

Remembering the moment, Princess Anne jokes: “You did look like a pea on a drum.”

In other moments, Anne touches on how proud she is of the equestrian success of her daughter Zara who won silver at London 2012 Olympics and described her joy at being the one to present Zara with her medal.

Jackie’s wife Lady Helen is Zara’s godmother and Anne also speaks warmly about the influence ‘in style and presentation’ that she has had on Zara.

Princess Anne has four grandchildren with another on the way following news that Zara and husband Mike Tindall are expecting their third child.

Zara and Mike already have two daughters – Lena and Mia, and Zara’s brother Peter Phillips has two daughters as well – Savannah and Isla.

Anne lives at Gatcombe House on the Gatcombe Park estate where her daughter Zara and son Peter Phillips both have homes in the grounds.

While Britons are expected to pare back their Christmas plans amid the pandemic Anne could choose to bubble up with both her children and their respective families from December 23 to December 27.

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